From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpromotionpro‧mo‧tion /prəˈməʊʃən $ -ˈmoʊ-/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL noun 1 [countable, uncountable]BOUP a move to a more important job or position in a company or organization I want a job with good prospects for promotion.promotion to Your promotion to Senior Editor is now official.2 [countable, uncountable]BBA an activity intended to help sell a product, or the product that is being promoted a winter sales promotion► see thesaurus at advertisement3 [uncountable]BBA the activity of persuading people to support somethingpromotion of the promotion of energy conservation4 [uncountable]HELP the activity of helping something to develop or increasepromotion of the promotion of international environmental cooperation5 [uncountable] British EnglishDS when a sports team moves into a better group of teams OPP relegation
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promotion• She got a promotion last year.• Renee won a year's supply of chocolate as part of a promotion for the candy maker.• Young males in particular were keener on high pay and promotion than older people, and less concerned with security or job satisfaction.• Civil service tests determine promotion in government jobs.• And more men are turning down promotion or relocation in order to give more time to their families.• He pushed aside the civilian Junta using it only to give decent sanction to new promotions.• What are my chances of promotion if I stay here?• Robbie Williams arrived in New York to do a week of promotion for his new record.• Having a special offer or promotion?• The author was signing copies of his new book as a part of the publisher's promotion campaign.• They ran a sales promotion scheme in which a World Cup coin was given away with every four gallons of petrol purchased.• The Association sought to show that the restrictions in the agreement were indeed indispensable to the promotion of technical or economic progress.• With the promotion came a $3,890 raise.• the promotion of solar energy• the promotion of women's rightspromotion to• Cooper announced the promotion of Moore to vice chairman.From Longman Business Dictionarypromotionpro‧mo‧tion /prəˈməʊʃən-ˈmoʊ-/ noun [countable, uncountable] (also sales promotion)MARKETING an activity such as special advertisements or free gifts intended to sell a product or serviceABC has announced a joint promotion with Miller Lite.Penney has increased its sales promotion with direct mail.A special promotion in January produced a spectacular rise in profits. —promotional adjective [only before a noun]the use by cigarette companies ofpromotional giveaways (=free gifts)advertising and promotional literature → consumer promotion → cross promotion 